Chapter 10: Busted
A night without the kids wasn‘t as relaxing as Serena had hoped. She hadn‘t been without them for a night in all five years of their lives! Every gust of wind outside, every creak down the hall, Serena woke up, listening for her children‘s laughter or pattering feet. She was groggy the next morning, loading up on caffeine when there was a knock on her door. Serena expected it was Alpha Logan. She‘d blown him off yesterday to go visit her family, and he didn‘t seem like the type to let that go. Surprisingly, Serena found her mother and her two children at the front door. “Mommy!” Olivia shouted, running into the house and grabbing Serena‘s leg.
“Olivia, you‘re home,” she said, touching Olivia‘s head. Oliver ran in and grabbed his mother‘s other leg, and Serena almost fell over backwards. “Sorry to drop in like this,” Charlotte said, stepping into her home. “Mom, what is going on?” Serena asked. Charlotte gave a soft smile. “Your kids missed you,” she said. “They were almost inconsolable.” Serena sighed, but she crouched down, pulling her kids to her in a tight embrace. “I missed you too, chickees,” she said, nuzzling her nose against their cheeks alternately. “Mom! I‘m not a chick, I‘m a girl!” Olivia laughed. Oliver laughed too. “That tickles, mommy,” he said, swatting at Serena‘s nose. Serena laughed. “Want to have breakfast with us?” she asked her mother. Charlotte smiled and nodded. “That would be great,” she said. “But I‘m going to cook.” Serena rolled her eyes, but she didn‘t argue.
Serena got the kids juice while her mother made pancakes and eggs for breakfast. She poured herself another cup of coffee and put on a fresh pot for her mother. “You seem to be settling in fine,” Charlotte said, glancing around the house. “Night Sky took care of most of the difficult stuff,” Serena explained. “It was an easy enough move.” “Good,” Charlotte said, getting up with the coffee was brewed to get herself a mug. “Mommy, can we bring some toys down to chow Grandma?” Olivia asked, looking at me with big eyes. “Go ahead,” Serena said. The twins ran upstairs. “You don‘t mind them calling you ‘grandma” she asked, raising an eyebrow at her mother. “Not in the least,” Charlotte said, returning to the table with her coffee. “I was actually wondering if I would ever be a grandmother.” She winked at Serena, who rolled her eyes. “Santino and I are both young!” she snapped. Another knock on the door interrupted their conversation. Serena looked at the door, recognizing Alpha Logan through what she could see through the window next to the door. “Go on,” Charlotte said. Serena left the table. She could hear the kids on the stairs again, and she didn‘t want Logan to see them yet. She only opened her front door halfway, standing in the opening so he couldn‘t see inside. “Alpha,” she said, with a nod. “You blew me off yesterday,” he told her with a smirk. Serena rolled her eyes.
called away to visit my parents,” she said,
on that tour today?” he asked. Serena sighed, looking around nervously. She didn‘t want to agree to go with him, because she would have to tell her mother something, and that would likely alert Logan to the twins‘ existence.
that pierced the walls of the house, and Serena‘s ears. Closing her eyes, Serena sighed heavily, Charlotte and Oliver were laughing inside. Serene stepped out onto the
ask you to go on a tour with me?”
being genuine. “As it is, he is welcome to move in any time, and when a larger house becomes available, you can relocate again, if you‘d like.” Serena giggled, shaking her head. Logan raised an eyebrow at her again. “I‘m sorry,” Serena said. “I don‘t have a mate or husband. It is just me and the kids.” Again, Logan‘s features softened, and there was something else in the look. Serena thought it might have been relief, but she didn‘t want to make any assumptions. “Their father isn‘t…” he trailed off, tilting his head to the side as if he couldn‘t think of the right words. One of the reasons Serena hadn‘t wanted everyone to know about her kids, was because she got one of two reactions. Either people would judge her and make comments about raising
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